Low Alcohol IPA Homebrewers Full Guide and Recipe

Below is the all grain beer recipe covered in this video.
The Lallemand document mentioned can be viewed and downloaded here:-

Low Alcohol IPA

Batch Size : 10 L/ 2.64 US LQD GALLONS

Authors: David Heath & Andrew Paterson.
Type: All Grain
IBU : 13 (Tinseth)
BU/GU : 0.52
Colour : 7 EBC
ABV:- 0.9%

Original Gravity : 1.025
Final Gravity : 1.018

Brewhouse Efficiency: 75%
Mash Efficiency: 82.5%

Mash Profile

79 °C /174°F - 40 min
No need for mash out

Fermentables
905 g / 1.99 lbs - Pale Ale 8 EBC (85%)
53 g / 0.11 lbs - Acidulated 3.5 EBC (5%)
53 g / 0.11 lbs- Carapils/Carafoam (Dextrine)3.9 EBC (5%)
53 g / 0.11 lbs - Munich 15 EBC (5%)

Boil Time:- 30 Minutes

Hops

Adjust using brewing software using your hops alpha acid percentage
to create the following IBU values

15 min - Centennial - 7 IBU
15 min - Mosaic - 4 IBU

Hop Stand - Zero minute
10 min hopstand @ 80 °C / 176°F

10 min Centennial - 1 IBU
10 min Mosaic - 1 IBU

Dry Hops
3 days - 20 g / 0.70oz - Centennial
3 days - 10 g / 0.35oz - Mosaic

Extra
50 g / 1.76oz - Milk Sugar (Lactose) 0 EBC
Added during late boil

Optional Extra

0.05 g per litre (see packaging for imperial) - Aromazyme
Added during mid fermentation.

Yeast
1 pkg - Lallemand (LalBrew) Windsor Yeast

Fermentation Profile
Ale

20 °C / 68°F - 14 days though likely to be ready for transfer sooner.
Check that FG is consistent over 3 days before transfer to bottles or a keg.
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Introduction music:- Drink Beer (Till The Day That I Die) by Dazie Mae
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Introduction music:- Drink Beer (Till The Day That I Die) by Dazie Mae

[dschneid]

I have family with poor alcohol tolerance and to date have not tried many of my homebrews. This recipe is the solution for them and they have loved it so far! My first keg went way too fast and I had to scramble to brew another batch since it has been such a hit in my house.

[simba]

This recipe is really good! My brew based on this recipe ended up with an ABV of 0.9 and now it’s been conditioning in a keg for 5 weeks and it’s really good and tasty despite the low alcohol content. This will definitely be a standard beer in my house as a complement to the other beer I will have on tap, sometimes I just feel to have a beer or yet one but don’t want the full amount of alcohol as in a 5% beer or so. 🍻😀👍

[TheChopcat]

David. I have had the ingredients for this one lurking for a while as I was rather concerned about brewing it. I need not have worried. It went all according to the DH book and what a fantastic pint it is too. I made a few mistakes like adding the lactose a bit too early so the mouth feel may have been a bit compromised but all in all terrific and at a reasonable cost so I shall be doing this again. I thank you Sir…..

[leeavsavage]

I've been excited about many recipes before. But now I can't wait. Low ABV is requires a lot of innovation and it seems we are headed in a great direction. Amazing content, really interesting the science added with the Lallemand collaboration. Thank you, Personally I would love more low ABV/Session content in the future. Great stuff!!

[WarfarA]

Wahooo just drink the first bottle of a 20L batch, your recipe is exceptional ! Really happy of the result. Got 1, 05% on primary fermentation +0, 35% for bottle conditioning. The next on the list is your neipa next gen ! Thank you David !

[emilboier]

Hi David ! I brewed your recipe as a 20 L batch, and swapped the centennial with cascade because I didn't have any. It was Amazing! Most of my friends could swear it was a 4-5 % ABV beer. The keg kicked in one day :) I used Fermentis S33, and it finished fermenting in 4 days at 20 C. OG-1.026. FG-1.018. Can't wait for the next batch to finish fermenting... Keep up the good work my good Sir!

[trevormasters]

I brewed this tonight and looking forward to the end result. It is much quicker brewing a 10 litre batch low ABV beer: less grain, fast sparge, fast boil and transfer.
Cleaning still took the same time though :-)

[tassietacos]

Thanks for such a great video and great advise. I recently put down 2 test batch low ABV brews! Watching this video will help with my next 2 test batches. 😎

[tomtreanor]

Hi David made this recipe. Two week bottle conditioning and is fantastic. Thanks for providing this recipe. Tom.

[simontaylor]

This looks like a very interesting prospect. Quite a few of my customers have asked about low and non-alcohol beers. I will point them in the right direction, once I've had a go at brewing it myself. Thanks DH

[skuda]

Nice one Dave, very handy for those of us on safety critical work and have to be careful with consumption as well as our waist lines !
I'm going to brew a full batch ....😉

[stenerikwreile-jensen]

I brewed this beer 7 months ago and it still tastes great. On my tongue it was a bit "thin" the first weeks, but after increased carbonation and more time for conditioning it became more and more tasty. Unfortunately the keg is almost empty now, so I must brew it again.

[jwalsh]

I brewed this recipe recently, it was very tasty. Thanks David! much better than 0.0% beers. Since then I got to sample Brick Lane Brewing's 1.1% which tastes suspiciously EXACTLY the same. Which launched a few months after your video 🤔🤔

[andrewzamorski]

Well done David, this is just what I was looking for. So timely, can’t wait to try.

[miket]

Thanks for this gift David. I brewed the recipe and doubled up for a full batch. Finished up with 19 litres. Final gravity bang on 1.018, but with a litre less my ABV was 1.05%.

It’s only been in the keg for 5 days, but I couldn’t resist a taster. I certainly wasn’t doubting you, but I am seriously impressed with this. Certainly not a big NEIPA, but very drinkable. Looking forward to trying it out on unwitting Guinea pigs in another week or so.

I might try the next one with US-05 for comparison, but maybe not……..

[PortlyGentleman]

In my head low ABV was around 3% this is a whole other level I’ve never tasted anything like that I am eager to try it.

[timwood]

spectacular -well done david, have been looking for some low alcohol recipes on u tube and at last we have a good one----superb -keep the low alcohol brews coming

[roysag]

Hi David! I will brew this recipe tomorrow, really hyped for it!

I guess you have already tried it, but...
I have found one quick way to speed up the cooling with an imerssion chiller, and that is to stir with the chiller. Use gloves!! The output pipe gets really hot when doing this!
Cheers! /Anton

[Opmt]

Hi David, great recipe as always.
Quick question, would it be worth adding a little bit of torrified oat flakes for extra mouthfeel? Or would that disturb the fermenting process adding unwanted proteins or what?

[jinhunpark]

I've been delving in hop water and low abv recipes since my last health checkup. My liver and I thank you.